The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1887-08-11

There was not the slightest question
but that the dog would at once attack
HIM. l had two or three minutes in
which to think, and it was wonderful
how clear headed was. Hooked upon
!, my own chances as hopeless, and there
fore determined that when Henry re.
turned I would call out to him before he
| got the door open. I was also concerned
for fear the dog would get out Of the
building. 1t was crowded neighbor-
hood, and he might bite score of peo-
! pie before he was destroyed. "
It is said that the presence of a great
danger sharpens the sense Of hearing. I
believe this to be true, for have had
several personal experiences. As I lay
there waiting for my servant to return
plainly heard sounds which could not
have come to my ears under ordinary
circumstances. At the foot of tho second
fight of stairs, a distance of fully 70 feet
from my bed, Henry was stopped by a
young man who lod ged on that floor. I
heard him say:
IT was waiting here to tell you that
Capt. Williams brute ofa dog passed
up stairs short time ago. Is the cap.
tain there2"
ttHe was not there when left"
'And he has not come in after the
dog The animal had scaly look, and
you'd better be careful how you drive
him out"
s.Thank Yon. -T1,ll- -hnrrY RIGHT up. y
Iheard my man come up stairs and
along the hall. A. soon as he saw that
my bedroom door was shut he seemed to
suspect the worst, and he acted like q
hero. He came down the hall on tip
toe, put his face close to the door, and
sang out:
''Colonel, Iknow tho big dog is in
your room and am going for help. If
he comes near you shut your eyes and
pretend to be dead" =
The sound of his voice put the dog
into frenzy. He growled and snarled
and snapped, and as the man hurried
down the hall the beast rushed from
under the bed with dreadful howl and
began rushing around tho room as be-
fore. After making the circle of the
bedroom four or five times, he dashed
into the reception room. There he
quite overturned the centre table, and
in his fury rx-ha-.sr.....'--~s"-0r1 q reg WIZ
his teeth and destroyed the upholstering
of the SOFA, Twas terribly excited, and
had I given way to my feelings I
should have screamed out like a woman.
I shut my eyes tightly, braced my nerves
by chiding myself for coward, and
when the climax came was fairly ready
for it. I knew that the dog would
sooner or later turn to me, and as he
left the reception room he was on the
foot of the bed in two bounds. There
was an open book lying there, and he
seized and worried this for a moment.
Then came walking up to my face,
bearing his full weight on my broken
arms and hands were on the cover, md
the foam from his mouth fell upon my
bare flesh. He put both paws on my
chest, and ran his nose over my face to
snuff at me, and he was all the time
snarling and whining in a way to take
the nerve away from tho stoutest man.
don't know whether he would have
bitten me or mot, could / have remained
quiet, but such thing as holding my
nerves steady for over minute was
utterly impossible. was feeling that
must throw up my hands and scream out
when the beast leapcd off the bed. Ho
had heard people in the hall. He ran
about the room whining and snarlins,
and all at once made spring for the
door of the reception room, which was
being shut to by human hands. Aspace
six or eight inches wide was left and
when the dog attempted to push his
head into this, o couple of bullets were
fred into him and he backed out to fall
dead. Henry had summoned two po-
licemen, and while the brute stood over
me on the bed the faithful servant had
entered the reception room and pushed
the door as nearly shut they wanted
it, having believed that the dog would
behave just as he did. That Car was
suffering with hydrophobia none could
doubt from his looks and conduct. 1n--
side of twenty days two house dogs
which he had snapped at as he came up
went mad, and then there was no further
question that I had had close shave
from a horrible death.-[New York Sum
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